2011
Complete remission in nonsyndromic childhood‐onset epilepsy
Berg AT, Testa FM, Levy SR. Complete remission in nonsyndromic childhood‐onset epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 2011, 70: 566-573. PMID: 21710620, PMCID: PMC3183287, DOI: 10.1002/ana.22461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionNonsyndromic epilepsyProspective community-based cohortEarly seizure controlChildhood-onset epilepsyCommunity-based cohortProportional hazard modelingRisk of relapseKaplan-Meier approachSeizure outcomeSeizure controlSubsequent seizuresInitial diagnosisMultivariable analysisRemissionCohort membersEarly predictorBivariate analysisHazard modelingPoor chanceOlder ageRelapseEpilepsyCauseAge effects
2004
Mortality in Childhood-Onset Epilepsy
Berg AT, Shinnar S, Testa FM, Levy SR, Smith SN, Beckerman B. Mortality in Childhood-Onset Epilepsy. JAMA Pediatrics 2004, 158: 1147-1152. PMID: 15583099, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.12.1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mortality ratioRisk of deathMortality ratioMultivariable analysisOverall standardized mortality ratioProspective community-based cohortCox proportional hazards modelSevere underlying conditionsPredictors of deathChildhood-onset epilepsyCommunity-based cohortOccurrence of seizuresProportional hazards modelPoint of diagnosisCrude death rateNonsymptomatic epilepsySymptomatic etiologySymptomatic epilepsyUnderlying disorderUnderlying conditionExcess mortalityMost deathsOutcome measuresHazards modelChi2 test